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To: Oeconomicus who wrote (91105)	1/13/2005 1:39:02 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Grainne's evil ancestors destroyed the pristine nature of Ancient America when they imposed western style culture… ++++++++++++++ Women, children and men were painted blue, then sacrificed by cardiectomy; that is the removal of the heart. These ceremonies were held either at the top of the pyramids, or the temple courtyard. . +++++++++++++ The Nacom, or executioner, took a knife made of stone and pushed through the victim’s ribs under the left nipple. He then would plunge his hand in and tear out the heart alive. The Arrow sacrifice . Another Mayan sacrifice ritual was called “Arrow Sacrifice”. The victim was stripped and painted blue. A pointed cap was placed on his head. People armed with bows and arrows danced around the victim. As they danced, they put the victim on a stake. The priest then wounded the victim in parts of shame. This blood was used to anoint the faces of the idols. Then, the dancers would start dancing more rapidly and began to shoot arrows at the victim’s heart, which had been marked with a white X before the ritual started. bloodletting. A woman would pierce her tongue and run a rope through it. As she moved the rope, a plate caught the drops of blood as they fell from her tongue. Similarly, a man would pierce his penis. The blood would be used to anoint the faces of the idols. The Mayans also had a ritual called “Sacred Well”. Priests and participants would spend sixty days in abstinence, fasting, and prayer. At daybreak the next day, the victims would be thrown into the cenote with the instructions to ask the water gods for favors. If they were still alive at noon, they were dragged out and fires were built around them. As copal incense burned, they told what the gods had told them. members.aol.com